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Family May 27, 2019

#DonateYourSmallTalk to raise awareness for foster care

WATCH: Disney launches #DonateYourSmallTalk to raise awareness for foster care

A new campaign is encouraging you to turn your small talk into a potentially life-changing conversation for the nation's 400,000 children currently in foster care.

In honor of Foster Care Awareness Month this May, Disney is teaming up with the nonprofit group Foster More to launch the #DonateYourSmallTalk campaign to encourage everyone to not waste time talking about the weather and raise awareness to the hundreds of thousands of children in need of a forever home.

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Most foster kids get just 10 minutes and a trash bag to pick up their lives when they move homes, according to Foster More.

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Take your small talk and put it in reverse. Spend time talking about something meaningful—like how you can make an impact on the foster care system. Start the conversation at DonateYourSmallTalk.org, link in bio. #donateyoursmalltalk

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In a new PSA, Foster More is showing just how easy it is to change the conversation and spread the word in a way that can help millions of children.

It currently takes 34 months, on average, for foster kids to get adopted, and 1 in 5 foster children will be homeless when they age out of foster care.

Raising awareness and changing the conversation can help these children find families.

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Your coworkers don’t really care about your weekend plans of running errands and catching up on shows. Talk about something important: all of the youth in foster care that need you to be their voice. Start the conversation at DonateYourSmallTalk.org, linked in our bio. #donateyoursmalltalk

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